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Kumare Film Screening |
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at the Charles B. Wang Center Theater (Stony Brook University) |
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Date: |
November 5, 2012 |
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7:00 PM
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| Admission: | Suggested admission: $5.00 per person. |
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Location: |
Charles B. Wang Center Theater (Stony Brook University) |
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Street Address: |
100 Nicolls Road |
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Stony Brook, NY 11794 |
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Description: |
Kumare Film Screening at the Charles B. Wang Center Theater (Stony Brook University). Vikram Gandh /2011/USA/84 minutes/English. Special guest: Director Vikram Gandhi.
Inquisitive about notions of faith, doubt, and truth, filmmaker Vikram Gandhi transforms into Sri Kumare, a fictional guru who lives in the real world. Kumare makes surprisingly genuine connections with his followers, playing the role of a mirror that people can use to gaze upon the infinite potential that is already deep inside themselves. The result is a funny, moving film about telling a big lie and experiencing a great truth.
This screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Vikram Gandhi.
Prepare to have your assumptions pitched out the window by this tense, surprisingly probing satirical documentary, not just about religious longing and "spirituality," its ostensible subjects, either, but also about how deep the genre can go. (The Village Voice).
As an inquiry into the matter of faith, especially New Age orthodoxy, "Kumare" is neither expose nor celebration, but a provocation, an absorbing portrait of modern-day seekers and the ways that some people do need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. (LA Times).
The Charles B. Wang Center is dedicated to presenting the public with a multifaceted, intellectually sound, and humane understanding of Asian and Asian American cultures, and their relationship to other cultures. The Wang Center houses Jasmine Restaurant and serves as a conference facility and venue for cultural events. |
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631-632-4400 |
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